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Where did the German Nissen family come from? What is the German Nissen family crest and coat of arms? When did the Nissen family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Nissen family history?

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Spelling variations of this family name include: Nissen, Nissan, Nissensohn, Nissenson, Nisenzon, Nisenzon, Nissengold, Nissngold, Nislgold, Nisselgold, Nissenbaum, Nissnbaum and many more.

First found in Hamburg, where the name contributed greatly to the development of an emerging nation which would later play a large role in the tribal and national conflicts of the area. In later years the name branched into many houses, each playing a significant role in the local social and political affairs. This ancient family is also connected to several place names in the Holstein region.


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This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Nissen research. Another 151 words(11 lines of text) covering the years 1710, 1761, 1763, and 1826 are included under the topic Early Nissen History in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Another 22 words(2 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Nissen Notables in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Nissen Settlers in the United States in the 17th Century


  • Christian Nissen, who arrived in New York, NY in 1657

Nissen Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century


  • Hans Nissen, who arrived in New Orleans in 1853
  • Peter Nissen, who was naturalized in Scott County, Iowa in 1866
  • Alexander Nissen, who came to Scott Co. IA in 1879
  • Hans Nissen, who arrived in Iowa in 1884
  • John J, Nissen Jr., who landed in Iowa in 1886

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  • George P. Nissen (b. 1914), American gymnast and inventor who developed the modern trampoline
  • Hans Joerg Nissen (b. 1935), German archaeologist
  • Rudolf Nissen (1896-1981), German surgeon and inventor of the Nissen fundoplication
  • Sönke Nissen (1870-1923), German industrialist and philanthropist
  • Peter Norman Nissen, Canadian mining engineer, who developed the prefabricated shelter called the Nissen hut in 1916


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  2. Best, Hugh. Debrett's Texas Peerage. New York: Coward-McCann, 1983. Print. (ISBN 069811244X).
  3. Steed, Henry Wickham . The Hapsburg Monarchy. London: Constable and Company, 1919. Print.
  4. Brechenmacher, Josef Karlmann. Deutches Namenbuch. Stuttgart: Verlag von Adolf Bonz & Comp, 1928. Print.
  5. Bentley, Elizabeth P. Passenger Arrivals at the Port of New York 1820-1829. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1999. Print.
  6. Preuss, Otto. Die Lippischen Familiennamen mit Berücksichtigung der Ortsnamen. Detmold: Meyer'sche Hofbuchh, 1887. Print.
  7. Bahlow, Hans. Deutschlands geographische Namenwelt Etymologisches Lexikon der Fluss- und Ortsnamen alteuropaischer Herkunft. Frankfurt: Suhrkamp, 1985. Print.
  8. Matthews, John. Matthews' American Armoury and Blue Book. London: John Matthews, 1911. Print.
  9. Karlsruhe. Badisches Generallandesarchiv Baden Emigration lists 1866-1911. Salt Lake City: Microfilm of Card Index by the Genealogical Society of Utah. Print.
  10. Fogleman, Aaron Spencer. Hopeful Journeys German Immigration, Settlement, and Political Culture in Colonial America 1717-1775. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 1986. Print. (ISBN 978-0812215489).
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The Nissen Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Nissen Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname.

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